The anti-witchcraft ritual Maqlû: the cuneiform sources of a magic ceremony from Ancient Mesopotamia
"This book examines the epigraphy and history of transmission of the cuneiform sources of the Maqlû anti-witchcraft ritual, one of the major compositions of ancient Mesopotamian exorcistic lore and a masterpiece of Babylonian literature ... The origins of this book go back to a time when anyone...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mesopotamia
/ Sumerian language
/ Cuneiform
/ Belief in witches
/ Witchcraft
/ Protection magic (Occultism)
/ Magic
/ Ritual
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| Further subjects: | B
Witchcraft (Iraq)
History Sources
B Maqlû Manuscripts B Iraq Civilization To 634 B Maqlû Criticism, Textual B Cuneiform tablets (Iraq) B Akkadian language Texts B Ritual (Iraq) History Sources B Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian B Magic, Assyro-Babylonian |
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